Sammons Point Illinois Map

About Sammons Point, Illinois

Sammons Point is a locality in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 214. The population density is 44.6 people per km². Sammons Point is located at 41.0323°N, 87.8562°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sammons Point is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60922, 60901.

Sammons Point emerges from the flat expanse of the Illinois prairie like a quiet assertion of iron and soil, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole. It lies 6.1 miles south of Kankakee, IL (from Kankakee, IL: bearing 178°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south of Bourbonnais. The land here remains stubbornly level, defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of the Iroquois River, which meanders just a mile from the center of the settlement. To the west, the subtle rise of Mount Langham breaks the monotony of the plains, its silhouette a dark, immovable guardian against the sprawling sky. In the cool hours of the morning, the air carries a crisp, earthen scent, and the light settles heavy and gold over the fields, turning the long grasses into a shimmering sea of amber that shifts with the slightest breath of wind.

Economic life in Sammons Point flows from the deep, dark loam that has dictated the rhythm of labor for generations, anchoring the inhabitants to the seasonal cycles of corn and soybean cultivation. Beyond the cultivated rows, the Iroquois Woods State Natural Area offers a dense, tangled sanctuary of oak and hickory, preserving a fragment of the landscape as it stood before the plow arrived. Residents often travel toward Mirror Lake when the heat of summer peaks, seeking the stillness of its waters to balance the industrious, mechanical hum of the local grain elevators and rail spurs. The culture here is forged in the steady habits of a place that values the weight of a handshake and the quiet endurance of those who watch the seasons turn, finding a distinct, unsung beauty in the unwavering straightness of the horizon lines.

About This Sammons Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sammons Point, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.032335, -87.856162. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Sammons Point includes the ZIP code (60922, 60901), telephone area code (630, 331), county seat of Kankakee County (Kankakee), and school district assignment (Central Community Unit School District 4).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.